model railroading
Itâs time once again for another edition of âUncleâ Daveâs Fireside chat and as usual no topic is left uncovered from improvements to the Onondaga Cutoff blog, witnessing the eclipse in full darkness to model railroad operations with his two boys Teddy and Pete on Ted Pamperinâs exquisite C&O Hinton Division in HO scale. Plus, we hear about being the keynote speaker at this yearâs Island Ops.
But wait thereâs more, what happens when the epicenter of a 4.8 earthquake is less three miles from your home in Lebanon, New Jersey and youâre at work in at Newarkâs Penn Station. Aside from your family being on the local Fox News Station and being part of the earthquake protocol for the rail side of New Jersey Transit, itâs just another typical day in the life of âUncleâ Dave. So, grab yourself a big bowl of shredded safety forms, a tall cool glass of Passaic River water and enjoy!!
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to own one of the most complete collections of N-Scale in the world and a beautifully completed basement sized layout to run all that equipment on?? Well, hereâs your chance to hear from the man himself Todd Treaster, with 22,000 freight cars, 2,300 passenger cars and 2,800 locomotives on a 35 x 38â layout.
But wait thereâs more, Todd has been a locomotive engineer with the Norfolk Southern for almost thirty years and is about to retire. Aside from telling us about his great layout he regales with stories of running helpers across Horseshoe Curve and operating the Norfolk Southernâs office car special to places like Latrobe, Pennsylvania. This is a great podcast and one weâre sure youâll enjoy!!
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Are you ready for TomStock 2024?? The Queso Cowboyâs Birthday Round Up?? Of course weâve brought together some of your favorite AML regulars from across the nation to talk about this yearâs great events.
Weâll kick off with ceremonial leaving the Evel Overlord behind for Wednesdayâs dinner at the Shady Maple, then ride the Reading and Northerns RDC to Jim Thorpe PA. Friday will be Jerry Brittonâs fabulous cheese ball run across Pennsylvania and then finally the great barbecue with and the golden spike ceremony on Quesoâs fabulous Reading layout. Itâs going to be another fabulous AML gathering and here with all the details is that affable crew youâve come to know and love. Enjoy!!
On this episode of a ModelersLife, our friend, the always popular Dave Owens returns to the AML studios to bring us up to date on the latest happenings in NERPM. (Excuse me) As can be expected since last year, the gang of the Northeast/New England Railroad Prototype Modelerâs Meet, have a closed down another hotel, and have moved on to better digs with the help of the Amherst Railway Society.
Dave of course is once again his fun-loving self, with lots of information about this months this yearâs event, plus we discuss all the clinics and after the Evel Overlord screws up again, Ted DiIorioâs name is officially changed to Teddy Dee!! Enjoy.
Hereâs a question for everyone in the AML Nation, how many times is too many times to chat with our illustrious NMRA President, Gordy Robinson?? Not sure of the answer?? None of us here at the old AML headquarters know the answer either, but weâre thinking itâs probably something like, to infinity and beyond!! Â
The crew was lucky enough to catch up with Gordy Robinson at his parentsâ home just before heading to the local infirmary for some surgery and finding out how many of the doctors and nurses he could sign up for memberships to the NMRA. Also Gordy tells us about another great way to save on your NMRA membership. Itâs another excellent Gordy Robinson interview. Enjoy.
Itâs time for âGreat Layouts Part Twoâ and in this episode, we cover everything from how important snacks are and if snacks are important at all. Obviously, we must all agree that abundant and plentiful snacks make for great model railroad operations, but even more importantly, when visiting one of the fabulous layouts that populate the North American landscape layout, you must approach with the attitude that you are there to bring the layout owners model railroad to life and make him feel rewarded for a job well done.
Thereâs plenty of discussion on how and where to get experience operating model railroads and that makes for some great back and forth chatter amongst the panel members. Itâs a great podcast and one weâre sure youâll enjoy!!
Chris Wehman is becoming an increasingly popular guest on ModelersLife with a fabulous N-Scale layout, tons of enthusiasm for the hobby, unparalleled railfanning videographer skills, devoted to replicating model railroad operations and a burning desire to make this hobby of model railroading, as much fun for every around him as it is for himself.
Well, it turns out heâs now a bona fide, YouTube influencer in the hobby of model railroading featuring Scale Trains N-Scale, SD 40â2 on his layout and while hosting a very informative video with tons of great information about the locomotive. This podcast was lots of fun to record, and itâll be even more fun to listen to. Thanks for Listening!!
Itâs time for another star studded, All-Star Variety Hour with some of the biggest names in the hobby, and some of the nicest people youâll ever meet. John Sacerdote the Director of the big Springfield Model Train Show held each year at the end of January and YouTube sensation Ron Marsh, whoâs channel Ronâs Trains Nâ Things continues to grow each week, are both interesting enough to for their own one-on one interview.
We had meant to include Johnâs interview in one of our previous Springfield Reports, but got distracted by Ron Marsh who kept pestering us about stopping by the ModelersLife Studios for another interview. Dave Owens gives us some great insight into what goes on behind the scenes at Springfield while Ron Marsh talks about what it takes to create an awesome YouTube channel. Itâs a great podcast and one weâre sure youâll enjoy!!
Itâs always fun to revisit old friends from the AML Nation and weâve travelled all the way to Missoula, Montana for a catch-up with Cam Nealy. Thereâs been big changes since our last visit, a new job is just underway, and the railroad has a new emphasis on Marias Pass in the western portion of Montana.
Staging yards have been removed. Track arrangements changed, and the whole layout has a new meaning with helper districts being the emphasis of operations. Cam has built a beautiful layout and in this first installment he explains why the changes were made and what the future holds. Itâs a great layout itâs a great podcast and one more sure youâll enjoy.
Itâs Springfield Report number four where the action is exciting, and the interviews leave you hanging on every word. Once again, we sent out our intrepid reporter, the âQueso Cowboyâ to find all the latest gossip in model railroading.
In this episode, we talk with the Four County Society of Model Engineers, thereâs another visit with Matt Stern from Bachman, Jim Wiggin with all the latest news from Athearn, and a visit with one of our favorite freight car manufacturers, David Leilbach of Tangent Scale Models.
And if thatâs not enough, some of the regular gang stop by to give their opinions on everything from the world cricket championships and travelling the highways and byways of America. Itâs a great podcast and weâre sure youâll enjoy.
Itâs part three of the âSpringfield Interviewsâ and this time our very own Queso Cowboy takes to floor to get the latest scoop on whatâs happening around the hobby.
In this report Queso stops by Mine Mount Models to find out about their first limited edition kit, thereâs a visit with Rudy from Garbely Publishing and a great chat with the folks at Valley HO Trak. Plus he checks in on all the latest news from Walthers before stopping by the White Rose Hobbies booth to discuss theyâre recent acquisition of Bethlehem Car Works and finally Matt Herman from 3D Central tells us all about this great new company.Â
So sit back with some week-old candy floss, left over soda from your brothers BBQ and enjoy!!
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